Ryan Merriman

Territory Manager - Nutrien Solutions, Retired Class A GCSAA, Turfgrass Consultant, PSU Turf Alum 10, Husband, Father, Leader, Eagle Scout

[Ryan Merriman @RyanJMerriman]

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[Ryan Merriman @RyanJMerriman]

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[New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation @NE_RTF]

We can’t be successful without our great sponsors. Make sure you visit their booths and say Thank You! #nertc26

[Richard Hurley, PhD @bentgrassdoctor]

Your golf course Superintendent is a highly educated/trained professional.
My best advice is to take advantage of what your course Superintendent has to say about maintenance and upkeep of the golf course.

[Jimmy Pierson @JPierson23]

365 bluegrass for the win here in central Virginia, sodded back in July during the chaos. amazing what proper irrigation can do here for cool season turf. @rlaubscher @verdesportsco @GolfShaper1 @VirginiaGCSA

[Richard Hurley, PhD @bentgrassdoctor]

ADVICE FOR ALL GOLFERS...
Stop badgering your course Super for more green speed 🤔.
Low mowing, excessive rolling and bad advice may kill ⛳.
Leave it to your Super to decide when to back off during the heat of summer 🌞.
Leave the greenkeeping decisions to the professional.

[Richard Hurley, PhD @bentgrassdoctor]

MY BEST ADVICE WITH NEW GREENS.
PLEASE DO NOT promise to open for play before they are ready.
It takes 20 growing weeks to produce a surface, then two years to fully mature.
Allow a soft opening first. Cutting too low, too early, with too much traffic may lead to disappointment.

[Richard Hurley, PhD @bentgrassdoctor]

MY OBSERVATIONS...
Greens Chairman, Board Members and Club Presidents have done more damage to the golf course than 98% of Superintendents.
Why?
Bad decision making on what they want done, what are their priorities, when to do it and how to do it. Sorry, this had to be said.

[Jimmy Pierson @JPierson23]

New tee complexes for hole #1 coming in nicely

[Ryan Merriman @RyanJMerriman]

@WyattByrdie Same. Ele-Max (phosphite) Magna-plex was murder she wrote

[USGA Green Section @USGAGrnSection]

Winter injury on warm-season turf (like this zoysiagrass) is widespread in the transition zone. Weather hasn't been ideal for recovery and affected courses are trying to decide between waiting for turf to heal or resodding damaged areas. Unfortunately, there's no easy answer.

[Jimmy Pierson @JPierson23]

New Shortgame Complex, Pure Distinction greens starting to pop! @rlaubscher @GolfShaper1 @verdesportsco @VirginiaGCSA

[Ryan Merriman @RyanJMerriman]

@GCIMagazineGuy “They come here to play golf, not eat clam chowder and listen to your jokes.”

[Jimmy Pierson @JPierson23]

Exciting changes happening here at Cutalong…@VirginiaGCSA @rlaubscher @GolfShaper1 @verdesportsco

[Mark Chant @ChantMark]

Tug is learning how to change cups. ⁦@DogsOfTurf⁩

[@jason @Jason]

Each American will pay $3,593 in interest payments this year... on our national debt!

[Jimmy Pierson @JPierson23]

Couple of 50 degree nights and bentgrass is loving it #mowinghighandtheystillfly

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Great explanation of inflation by @friedberg